Framingham man charged with lewd conduct

Thursday

Aug 21, 2014 at 12:30 AM

By Norman MillerDaily News Staff

FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham man exposed himself to two women and made sexually charged statements to them after an argument, as prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Wednesday.Framingham Police arrested Saad Atrous, 24, on Wednesday at 8:14 a.m., charging him for the July 28 incident in his apartment building at 126 Beaver St., prosecutor Emily Jackson said during Atrous' arraignment.That day, one of Atrous' neighbors, a woman, along with another woman, were walking in the hall when they encountered Atrous.He began making sexually-related statements, and the woman confronted him about it, Jackson said. Atrous then pulled down his pants and began grabbing his penis and showing it to the women as he continued making sexually harassing statements, the prosecutor said."She (the woman) was shocked by the conduct," Jackson said.The woman ran back to her apartment and told her boyfriend, who confronted Atrous, who left. Police investigated and issued a warrant for Atrous' arrest.Police charged Atrous with open and gross lewdness and disorderly conduct.Calling the allegations "disturbing and concerning," Jackson asked Judge David Cunis to hold Atrous on $500 bail. She also asked the judge to revoke Atrous' bail on an open operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs case from Holliston in January. Atrous is scheduled to go to trial in that case on Aug. 21.Atrous' lawyer, Michele Lyon, did not discuss the allegations, but argued that Atrous has a history of showing up to court and he would continue to do so on the new case.Cunis released Atrous on $500 bail. Atrous is due back in court on Aug. 21 for a pretrial conference.Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or nmiller@wickedlocal.com. For up-to-date crime news, follow Norman Miller on Twitter @Norman_MillerMW.